Trolley-track and hood.



G. F. VAN DVENTER.

TROLLEY TRACK AND H000.

APPLICATION FILED 050.11. 1914.

1,151,271 Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

I /6 //;zz lgil 4 5 GEORGE E. VAN IDVENTER, OF AURQRA, ILLINOIS.

TROLLEY-TRAGK AND noon.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Application filed December 11, 1914. Serial No. 876,754.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoacn F. VAN Dvnnrnn', a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Aurora, in the county of Kane and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolley-Tracks and Hoods, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in trolley tracks and hoods andmore particularly to tracks of the type for use in conpection with barnor stable doors, and the ike.

The primary object of my invention is to improve the form, constructionand manner of erecting the supporting track for doorhangers ofhorizontally slidable doors.

Another object is the provision of a onepiece track or trolley adaptedto form a run way for a door-hanger that may be mounted therein.

Still another object is to provide a hood for said track that willeffectively exclude the atmospheric elements fromthe top of the door andat the same time provide a suitable means whereby the rain or sleet maybe shed from the hood a distance from the door and the hanger elements.

Still another object is the provision of a suitable bracket or brace forthe track and hood that is adapted to cooperate with the same and forman effective support for said track and hood.

Other objects are to construct a, track and hood that are neat andattractive in appearance, easy to install, economical to-manufacture,and effective in performing the functions for which it is designed.

These and other objects I prefer to accomplish by the means and in themanner hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed outin the claims, refer ence being had to the accompanying drawings forminga part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal frontelevation of several sections of my improved trolley track and hood.Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a view similar to F ig. 2of a slightly modified construction of my improved trolley track andhood.

Referring to the drawings, similar reference characters indicate thesame parts throughout the various figures.

In the drawings 5 represents the wall or outer sheathing of a buildingor other strut? ture to which my improved trolley track and hood isadapted to be secured. Where it is convenient to do so I prefer toinsert the upper longitudinal edge of the hood between the meeting edgesof two strips of sheathing as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, whereneither desirable nor convenient, I bend the upper longitudinal edge ofthe hood upwardly to form a flange that fits flat against the sheathingas shown in Fig.3 of the drawings.

The hood preferably comprises a longitudinally elongated strip, of sheetmetal bent longitudinally at the points X and y to form a substantiallyZ-shaped structure in cross section. As shown this .hood comprises aslanting or incline roof portion 6 that projects slightly downwardly asuitable distance away from-the wall of the building to which it issecured to bend 0a where it drops in a vertical direction to form anouter Wall or protecting plate 7. From the lower edge of wall 7 the hoodis deflected outwardly and downwardly to provide a shed or eaves 8, thelower edge of which is in a horizontal plane below the horizontal planeof the track 9;. This track 9 preferably comprises an elongated strip ofsheet metal 10 of substantially the same length as said hood member andis preferablysecured in any suitable manner, by rivets, welding, orotherwise, to the inner surface of the vertical wall 7. In order toimpart additional rigidity to the structure I prefer to make thisportion 10 of the track member of substantially the same height as theheight of wall 7 and then bend its lower edge inwardly to form a track 9that is disposed in a plane substantially midway between the wall memher7 of the hood and 'thesheathing 5 of the building.

Suitable brackets or retaining straps are secured at desirable intervalsto the outer surface of the hood and said straps coniprise strips ofsheet metal having their lower portions bent to conform with the contourof the outer surface of the hood, that is, they have a vertical portion11 and an outward inclined portion 12 that are respectively secured tothe wall 7 and the shed 8. The upper portions of said strips are slittedlongitudinally to provide a bifurcated upper portion one of the arms 13of which is bent down flat against the roof 6 of the hood and isprovided with an upturned or flanged edge let that is bolted orotherwise secured to the sheathing of the building, above the roof,while the other arm 15 of said strip.isiihentnpwardly-to form braces orstays the upper ends 16 of which" are deflected slightly upwardlyparallel with and are secured to said sheathing 5 above'arms 18'by boltsor otherwise;

' As shown in Fig; 1 the intermediate straps may be made shorter thanthe end straps by re o ing th lower part es 1 12 th re so t a they lterminate a er -adjacent h bend yet the hood: i this fig e it wil e clh'eseen 'thatliprefe 9 co er-the iein .,17 betwe n tw l ng hstra k-e de d With ull l ngt race Qr s eer: id spq e s d strep s that e ieiat wilI he ,hen th he-centra em Qf'sar-m 13 hereby '20 them ineeeed e efmemembe d r est: en; the-s ea hing ireethr but s pro,-

sealiss wi l .ie -nt- Writs 9 .thisiietem ea/y" he qbtjai ieg ror at emq ifie ioelef: my heck ead that is disclosed in Fig. 3"of the drawingsfl di her ong tud n l fi egeli that-i heet l er y lp l Tdl-y s -as telie fla a inst the eteri 5 he el ef e st r-11c tutu-re for Short di teeeend-t en inserte into the Shes h ng'etsubstan a ly rig t 1 'gles thereto'r eh it iS- eeere The belts ie other: se ur ng m n -e e ed n dte- Pass"tbseuglijbethimem e hi r the punpose Having described my invention,what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the kind described comprising-a single piece of metalhaving a downwardly and outwardly inclined top wall, the portion thereofextending along its upper edge adapted to be recessed in the wall of thestructure with which it is connected, a vertically disposed front Wall,and

a downwardly extending eaves inclined 0utwardly from the lower edge ofsaid Vertical --'v\;'1ii, in-combination with a bracingstrapconsisting-of a bifurcated metal strip Se- "euredto the vertical Wall,one of the bifurcated arms of WhiOlInfitS- over the top wall and issecured to the supporting structure,

a d] the ther b f cated m of ich tends Efrem,tlieigniter wall and issecured to the suppo ing st u tur a ape nt a v sa dfit t men ieiied rm.

2. A device of the class described oomnris nge singl piece of met llmving a QWnwa-rdly outwardly inclined top wall, the portion. thjereefiextending along its upperedgeadapted 'tobe recessed in the wall ofthestrueture with which it is conneetedea-v rt el y disposed front-Wal na. daWIrWfiildly ente rdingeaves inclined eutwardly from the lower edgeof said vertical well, and e tr k-m m er ee e toand preieet eg nward yfr m-sa v r ic l wall, intmhma bim with a braeing strapr consisting oila bifurcated metal; strip secured t hererti al' W 1 e e e h bif r atearms e f wh-ieh s.- ererthe t p ell and is secured to thesupporting-structura andthe other bif ureated end; of which extends;from he e ite al n is secured-ts he supporting stnueture at, a pointabove said; first men iene ermt I In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my name: n he PEQ Q 6 tw witn sses GEORGE F; VAN DVEN'EER. W tneses: I

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